Foreign Policy's "The Ultimate AfPak Reading List"

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by Peter Bergen

What follows is the Ultimate AfPak Reading List—an amalgamation of syllabi from classes I’ve taught at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. I’ve included a variety of reading, from books I’ve found particularly insightful on the topic to significant reporting on everything from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to al Qaeda’s media strategy.

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    Charlie Wilson's War
    by George Crile

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    The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan
    by Gregory Feifer

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    War in Afghanistan
    by Mark L. Urban

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    Afghanistan the Bear Trap
    by Mohammad Yousaf

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    After the Taliban: Nation-Building in Afghanistan
    by Amb. James F. Dobbins

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    Afghanistan: The Mirage of Peace
    by Chris Johnson

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    In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan
    by Seth G. Jones

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    Rescuing Afghanistan: Briefings
    by William Maley

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    Reconciliation in Afghanistan (Perspectives)
    by Michael Semple

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    Pakistan: Eye of the Storm
    by Owen Bennett Jones

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    The Idea of Pakistan
    by Stephen P. Cohen

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    Pakistan: Between Mosque And Military
    by Husain Haqqani

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    Most Wanted: Profiles of Terror

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    Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam
    by Zahid Hussain

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    In the Line of Fire: A Memoir
    by Pervez Musharraf

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    Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
    by Shuja Nawaz

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    A Mighty Heart
    by Mariane Pearl

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    To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan
    by Nicholas Schmidle

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    The Secret History of al Qaeda
    by Abdel Bari Atwan

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    Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror
    by Jason Burke

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    Understanding Terror Networks
    by Marc Sageman

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    The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Vintage)
    by Lawrence Wright

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    Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Dissent
    by Mamoun Fandy

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